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3.1.2 Group 2 Atomic radius Atomic radius increases down the Group. As one goes down the group the atoms have more shells of electrons making the atom bigger Electronic Structure Group 2 metals all have the outer shell s2 electron configuration. Melting points Down the group the melting points decrease. The metallic bonding weakens as the atomic size increases. The distance between the positive ions and delocalized electrons increases. Therefore the attractive forces between the positive ions and the delocalized electrons weaken. Ionisation energy When the group 2 metals react they lose the outer shell s2 electrons in redox reactions to form 2+ ions. The energy to remove these electrons are the first and second ionisation energy The first ionisation energy is Energy needed to remove an electron from each atom in one mole of gaseous atoms This is represented by the equation: H(g) H+(g) + e- Always gaseous Second ionisation energy The second ionisation energy is the enthalpy change when one mole of gaseous ions with a single positive charge forms one mole of gaseous ions with a double positive charge This is represented by the equation: Group 2 reactions Ti+ (g) The first and second ionisation energies decrease down the group. The outermost electrons are held more weakly because they are successively further from the nucleus in additional shells In addition, the outer shell electrons become more shielded from the attraction of the nucleus by the repulsive force of inner shell electrons Ti2+(g) + e- Reactivity of group 2 metals increases down the group The reactivity increases down the group as the atomic radii increase there is more shielding. The nuclear attraction decreases and it is easier to remove (outer) electrons and so cations form more easily Reactions with oxygen. The group 2 metals will burn in oxygen. Mg burns with a bright white flame 2MgO 2Mg + O2 MgO is a white solid with a high melting point due to its ionic bonding Mg will also react slowly with oxygen without a flame. Mg ribbon will often have a thin layer of magnesium oxide on it formed by reaction with oxygen 2Mg + O2 2MgO This needs to be cleaned off by emery paper before doing reactions with Mg ribbon If testing for reaction rates with Mg and acid, an un-cleaned Mg ribbon would give a false result because both the Mg and MgO would react but at different rates. Mg + 2HCl MgCl2 + H2 MgO + 2HCl MgCl2 + H2O N Goalby chemrevise.org Reactions with water. Magnesium burns in steam to produce magnesium oxide and hydrogen. The Mg would burn with a bright white flame Mg (s) + H2O (g) MgO (s) + H2 (g) Mg will also react with warm water, giving a different magnesium hydroxide product Mg + 2 H2O Mg(OH)2 + H2 This is a much slower reaction than the reaction with steam and there is no flame The other group 2 metals will react with cold water with increasing vigour down the group to form hydroxides The hydroxides produced make the water alkaline One would observe: Ca + 2 H2O (l) Ca(OH)2 (aq) + H2 (g) •fizzing, (more vigorous down group) Sr + 2 H2O (l) Sr(OH)2 (aq) + H2 (g) •the metal dissolving, (faster down group) Ba + 2 H2O (l) Ba(OH)2 (aq) + H2 (g) •the solution heating up (more down group) •and with calcium a white precipitate appearing (less precipitate forms down group) Reactions with acid The group 2 metals will react with acids with increasing vigour down the group to form a salt and hydrogen Ca + 2HCl (aq) CaCl2 (aq) + H2 (g) Sr + 2 HNO3 (aq) Sr(NO3)2 (aq) + H2 (g) Mg + H2SO4 (aq) MgSO4 (aq) + H2 (g) If Barium metal is reacted with sulphuric acid it will only react slowly as the insoluble Barium sulphate produced will cover the surface of the metal and act as a barrier to further attack. Ba + H2SO4 BaSO4 + H2 The same effect will happen to a lesser extent with metals going up the group as the solubility increases. The same effect does not happen with other acids like hydrochloric or nitric as they form soluble group 2 salts. Action of water on oxides of elements in Group 2 The group 2 oxides react with water to form hydroxides of varying solubility CaO (s) + H2O (l) Ca(OH)2 (aq) pH 12 MgO (s) + H2O (l) Mg(OH)2 (s) pH 9 Mg(OH)2 is only slightly soluble in water so fewer free OH- ions are produced and so lower pH Magnesium hydroxide is classed as partially soluble in water. A suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water will appear slightly alkaline (pH 9) so some hydroxide ions must therefore have been produced by a very slight dissolving. Magnesium hydroxide is used in medicine (in suspension as milk of magnesia) to neutralise excess acid in the stomach and to treat constipation. Mg(OH)2 + 2HCl Group 2 oxides are basic as the oxide ions accept H+ ions to become hydroxide ions in these reactions Calcium hydroxide is reasonably soluble in water. It is used in agriculture to neutralise acidic soils. If too much calcium hydroxide is added to the soil, excess will result in soils becoming too alkaline to sustain crop growth An aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide is called lime water and can be used a test for carbon dioxide. The limewater turns cloudy as white calcium carbonate is produced. Ca(OH)2 (aq) + CO2 (g) MgCl2 + 2H2O It is safe to use as it so weakly alkaline. N Goalby chemrevise.org CaCO3 (s) + H2O(l)